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Opens Investigation, Religious Liberty Discrimination Thursday, Share Facebook — a summarized account of a Justice Department announcement. More information about RLUIPA, including questions and answers about the law and other documents, may be found at www.justice.gov/crt/about/hce/rluipaexplain.php. The ADA prohibits public entities from discriminating against people with disabilities on that basis. Updated September 4, 2025 Topic Civil Rights Component Civil Rights Division announcement Number: 25-906. The FHA further prohibits such discrimination by municipalities in making housing unavailable to people with disabilities.RLUIPA is a federal law that guards religious institutions from unduly burdensome, unequal, or discriminatory land use regulations. announcement Justice Department Opens Investigation into Rainsville, Alabama for Disability and Religious Liberty Discrimination Thursday, September 4, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the City of Rainsville, Alabama, to determine whether the City violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), and the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by denying a faith-based organization’s application to operate an addiction-recovery facility in the City.The Department opened this investigation after receiving a complaint alleging that the City denied a Christian recovery organization the ability to establish a Christian discipleship program, motivated by a desire to keep away “drug addicts.” The program was intended to rehabilitate men with drug and alcohol dependency, and other life-controlling problems.“The ADA affords every individual, including those on the path to recovery, the dignity and opportunity to fully participate in society,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The Civil Rights Division stands